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Chris Brown
Associate Publisher
FleetTakes is exactly that — a take on what fleets need to know when it comes to the latest in automotive, transportation technologies, and creative solutions to make fleets more efficient, productive, safe, and sustainable. FleetTakes is brought to you by Chris Brown, associate publisher of Automotive Fleet. Chris covers all aspects of fleets, transportation, and mobility, and is the founder and producer of the annual Fleet Forward Conference.
In their quarterly conference calls, Ford and General Motors spoke to the ongoing supply chain strain, vehicle affordability, and commercial vehicle and EV demand. Ford’s Jim Farley also called out “an overlooked benefit” for commercial customers. What’s that about?
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Spencer Patton, the de facto leader of FedEx Ground contractors, had his routes terminated and his business sued by FedEx. But the top challenges facing delivery fleets — fuel, maintenance, labor costs, and supply-chain delays — aren’t going away soon.
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The California Air Resources Board laid down its most ambitious rule yet, which includes not only passenger cars but light-duty trucks. The rule is phasing out traditional power in fleets’ biggest workhorses.
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Harvesting, analyzing, and acting on data is a never-ending requirement in fleet management. With EVs, the need increases exponentially — and requires new systems, networks, and apps to manage and integrate.
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With at least two dozen manufacturers ready to serve the commercial vehicle market with electric trucks and chassis, fleets will soon be making tough decisions they never had to with ICE vehicles.
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The same challenges to electrify from 10 years ago still exist today. But at this year’s conference in Columbus, it’s clear there is an ecosystem to support Electrification 2.0 that wasn’t in place before.
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